Forward Planning: A Handbook of Business, Corporate and Development Planning for Museums and Galleries

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Acknowledgement viii
• Foreword ix
• Introduction x
• I - Assessing Your Position 1
• 1 - The Purpose of a Forward Plan 2
• 2 - Policy and Style 6
• 3 - A Wider View 10
• 4 - Your Museum in Context 16
• 5 - The Role of Marketing 26
• II - Writing Your Plan 31
• 6 - What Sort of Forward Plan? 32
• 7 - A Step-By-Step Guide 42
• 8 - Working with Consultants 52
• 9 - Working on Your Own with Limited Resources 60
• III - Forward Planning in Specialist Areas 65
• 10 - Collections Care and Its Costs 66
• 11 - Maintenance 70
• 12 - Developments in Financial Management 74
• 13 - Staffing Levels 78
• 14 - Documentation 82
• 15 - Fundraising 86
• 16 - Conservation 90
• 17 - Environmental Planning and Control 96
• 18 - Security Requirements 102
• 19 - Provision for Disabled People 106
• 20 - Policy Planning for Volunteers 112
• 21 - Training 118
• 22 - Temporary Exhibitions 122
• 23 - Performance Indicators 128
• IV - Using Your Plan 133
• 24 - Implementation, Assessment and Monitoring 134
• 25 - Distribution and Presentation 138
• V - Samples and Extracts from Forward Plans 143
• National Museum of Science & Industry 145
• The Royal Scots Regimental Museum, Edinburgh Castle 150
• VI - Checklist of Tasks 165
• Equal Opportunities: Select Bibliography 171

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